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Soft ball with spikes “FLASHING SPIKY BALL”

Serious risk Choking

Published by Safety Gate 29 Jan 2016In the weekly report of 5 Feb 2016 (week 5, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Soft ball with spikes
Brand
Unknown
Name
FLASHING SPIKY BALL
Type / model
Super Size - 65mm
Description
Soft plastic ball with spikes, emitting sounds and light, supplied in a display box containing 24 pieces of different colours, no age warnings.
Risk
null The small squeaking mechanism can easily come off from the plastic ball. A small child may put it in the mouth and choke on it.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.
Measures
  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures · from 26 Jan 2016
  • Temporary ban on the supply, offer to supply and display of the product · by the retailer · from 7 Jan 2016
Notifying country
Luxembourg
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0124/16Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0124/16
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0124/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-005 (XML)
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